February 3, 2010
Click on the related tlink to check out the photos some of our readers submitted from the snowy weekend Jan. 30-31.
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February 8, 2010
WHITSETT — The Whitsett Planning Board will recommend new rules on yard appearance and accessory buildings to Town Council. The board voted to ban uncontrolled growth of weeds or grass more than two feet tall “causing or threatening to cause a...
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GIBSONVILLE — The director of the Alamance County Transportation Authority spoke Monday at Town Hall to educate people about services available to residents. The mayor invited Dennis Williams to the Board of Aldermen meeting to explain some of the s...
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GIBSONVILLE — Stepping into the classroom, the students at Gibsonville Elementary School tried to imagine themselves inside a five-and-dime store in 1960. “Hi, welcome to Woolworth’s,” teacher Brandy Jo Brehm said. Students...
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February 7, 2010
After braving frigid temperatures for nine days in the mornings and afternoons, the students at Greensboro Montessori School raised more than $2,000 to help with Haiti Earthquake disaster relief. About 60 GMS students took turns standing outside during mo...
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Eighth-grader Grayson Thompson has performed in numerous Greensboro Day School theater productions since he was in second grade. When he heard the school would be producing “The Sound of Music,” he knew he wanted to be a part of the excitement...
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Twenty years ago, I got an excellent deal on a 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais. A program car sold through a dealership, it was as good as new with only 4,000 miles showing on the odometer. Our family was thrilled. It was equipped with a few frills of its...
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Written from the point of view of Bayley, Linda Vestal’s dog. I am a homebody at heart. I usually prefer to lie in my bed, licking and scratching my paws to my heart’s content. Beyond the occasional trip out to the side yard or by my food bow...
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Business: Fuller Primary Care Description: Health care — family practice What sets your business apart? Solely owned by a doctor of nursing practice: Family nurse practitioner offering preventive health services as well as disease management for the...
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February 2, 2010
Despite the cold, dreary conditions this morning, the Natural Science Center's groundhog, Woody, predicted an early spring during Groundhog Day festivities on Tuesday. Using his state-of-the-art weather center and his weather sense while listening to the...
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January 31, 2010
Linda Anderson fondly remembers going downtown and visiting a bank on a field trip as a child. “Of course, field trips were fun, but I remember how meaningful they were, too, getting to tour places behind the scenes,” said Anderson, chairwoman...
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Marlene Hawkins, an administrator at Greensboro Performing Arts, grew up in three orphanages in North Carolina, so when the arts center chose “Annie” for its upcoming production, she openly shared with students about her childhood. “I th...
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Another Elon University athlete is trying to help earthquake victims in Haiti through a college sports community. Jayson Judy is leading the mens golf team in a pledge drive called “Eagles for Haiti,” which asks sponsors to donate money to the...
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Even though the Jan. 19 game had barely begun when Kyler Gregory sank the basketball through the hoop, the clock stopped and a brief celebration began. The crowd in Western Alamance High School’s gym stood and cheered for the 18-year-old senio...
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Final part in a series, “Helping People You Know — Right Here, Right Now,” from United Way of Greater Greensboro. Every dollar matters. Dollars serve as the link between those who are in need of critical services in Guilford County and...
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January 24, 2010
As Tyler Perkins, 16, and her mother, Olga, headed home from their ballroom dance class one frigid day last winter, Perkins noticed several homeless people on the side of the road. Their hardship tore at Tyler’s heart and led her to put a plan into...
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National Network Services’ Small Business Development Program will host a seminar, “Getting Opportunities for Your Future” at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 30. The seminar will introduce businesses and organizations to funding resources and assi...
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ELON — When Mike Melillo decided to start a fundraiser to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti, he built it around something he knows well — college baseball. Melillo, a catcher for Elon University’s team, set up “Pinch Hit for Hait...
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Business: iSalon & Spa Description: Full-service salon and spa What sets your business apart? Provides full-service salon and spa under one roof. Hair salon, nail salon, facial and therapeutic body massage Owner: Yvette Joyce Address: 1348 Java Lane......
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I am not really sure how it happened, but one night in early December, my son and I began looking through the products at Lego.com. It had been awhile since we had been to the site, so we went from page to page, intrigued by many of the sets geared toward...
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January 17, 2010
When Brad and Vickie Ingle’s 9-year-old son Alex was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare type of cancer, in October, their world was turned upside down and inside out. “Our ‘normal’ is no longer normal, and making a plan h...
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When Suzanne Fray, Hunter Elementary School’s social worker, heard about the MotherRead program, she knew immediately it would benefit her school. “We want to increase parent involvement around their children’s education, and research in...
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Writing about prostate cancer is as much fun as writing about toothaches. I’ve had several teeth that ached but only one problematic prostate gland. During my toothache days, the options were clear – “pull ’em or drill ’em.&r...
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January 14, 2010
The town of Elon has taken measures to lower the amount of contaminants in its water after routine testing in 2009 showed an amount exceeding the state’s standard, the town manager said.The town has flushed some of its water lines to reduce the amou...
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January 13, 2010
I Am Now, a High Point nonprofit supporting young adults who are homeless or aging out of foster care, is in the running to receive $10,000 from Clorox. To win the grant, I Am Now must be among the top-five vote getters online. I Am Now is one of 50 nonpr...
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